It’s been nearly 24 hours since the FDA handed down its controversial decision to approve Biogen’s Aduhelm drug for Alzheimer’s disease, and reactions from around the industry are pouring in as analysts try to size up the ramifications of Monday’s news.

Biogen hosted an investor call Tuesday morning, providing a forum for a number of topics that have been top of mind. The call came as the news of Aduhelm’s approval in the US rippled through global markets, while $BIIB stock soared to around $380 apiece (up from $286 on Friday), as Biogen’s partners at Eisai seek new approvals in Asia.

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After South African scientists reported a new Covid-19 variant — dubbed Omicron by the WHO — scientists became concerned about how effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies might be against it, which has more than 30 mutations in the spike protein.

“I think it is super worrisome,” Dartmouth professor and Adagio co-founder and CEO Tillman Gerngross told Endpoints News this weekend. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel echoed similar concerns, telling the Financial Times that experts warned him, “This is not going to be good.”

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Healthcare screenings and clinical trial enrollment were battered by the pandemic. But the well-known celebrity-backed Stand Up To Cancer non-profit, along with pharma and advocacy partners, has been working to reverse that and make up lost ground, by stepping up awareness campaigns.

Twelve campaigns launched in 2020 and another five in 2021 amplify the need for cancer screening and care, especially for underserved communities. While pharma companies have long been donors to the cancer research group, Covid brought new support — and increased awareness efforts.

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The former CFO of Immunomedics, who helped steer the company to its $21 billion buyout by Gilead last year, has been charged with insider trading, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.

Usama Malik tipped off his then-girlfriend and four others that a Phase III study for Trodelvy would be stopped early four days before Immunomedics publicly announced the result in April 2020, DoJ alleged in its complaint. The individuals then purchased Immunomedics shares, selling them after the news broke and Immunomedics’ stock price doubled.

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